Gerald S. Leeseberg is one of the most successful trial lawyers in Ohio. He has obtained four of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Franklin County, and has obtained record-high verdicts in other counties.

             A past President of the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, he has also served on the board of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and was Chair of the OATL Medical Negligence Section for two years. He has been board-certified in civil litigation by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and in 1994 was voted one of the best lawyers in America.

             The following is a brief biographical outline from Martindale-Hubbel.

GERALD S. LEESEBERG, born Cleveland, Ohio, December 24,
1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Bowling Green State University (B.L.S., magna cum
laude, 1976); the Ohio State University (J.D., 1979). Phi Eta
Sigma. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Scholarship Award.
Member: Delay Reduction Task Force, Franklin County Common
Pleas Court; Editorial Board, Insurance Settlements Journal.
Member: Columbus Bar Association; The Association of Trial
Lawyers of America; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member,
Board of Trustees, 1987—; Representative at Large, 1988-1990;
Tenth District Governing Trustee, 1991; Chair, Medical Negligence
Section, 1989-1991; Chair, Home Office Committee, 1990-1991);
Franklin County Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Trustees, 1986-
1992; Secretary, 1989; Vice-President, 1990; President, 1991-
1992); American Inns of Court; American Society of Law and
Medicine. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board
of Trial Advocacy, Listed in Best Lawyers in America.
REPORTED CASES: Ramage v. Central Ohio Emergency
Services, Inc., (1992) 64 Ohio St. 3d 97, 592 N.E.2d 828;
Kokensparger v. Athens Mental Health Center (1989), 61 Ohio
Misc. 2d 329, 578 N.E.2d 916; Galloway v. Ohio Department of
Transportation (1989), 64 Ohio App. 3d 476, 581 N.E.2d 1167;
Jewell v. Holzer Hospital (Sixth Cir., 1990), 899 F.2d 1507;
Skaggs v. Lima Memorial Hospital (1991), 62 Ohio St. 3d 296, 581
N.E. 2d 1085

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